Presents the stories of the author's epic journey by rail through India and Asia. This book features The Direct-Orient Express, the Khyber Pass Local, the Delhi Mail from Jaipur, the Golden Arrow to Kuala Lumpur and the Trans-Siberian Express. It describes the huge variety of places and people, foods, faiths and cultures.

The Direct-Orient Express, the Khyber Pass Local, the Delhi Mail from Jaipur, the Golden Arrow to Kuala Lumpur and the Trans-Siberian Express are just a few of the evocative names that fill this, the story of Paul Theroux's epic journey by rail through India and Asia. It is a journey on which he encounters a huge variety of places and people, foods, faiths and cultures, and which has at its heart an enduring fascination with trains and railways.

The 15.30 - London to Paris
the Direct-Orient Express
the Van Golu ("Lake Van") Express
the Teheran express
the Knight Mail to Meshed
the Khyber Pass Local
the Khyber Mail to Lahore Junction
the Frontier Mail
the Kalka Mail fro Simla
the Rajdhani ("Capital") Express to Bombay
the Delhi Mail from Jaipur
the Grand Trunk Express
the Local to Rameswaram
the Talimannar Mail
the 16.25 from Galle
the Howrah Mail
Mandalay Express
the Local to Maymyo
the Lashio Mail
the Night Express from Nong Khai
the International Express to Butterworth
the Golden Arrow to Kuala Lumpur
the North Star Night Express to Singapore
the Saigon-Bien Hoa Passenger Train
the Hue-Danag Passenger Train
the Hatsukari ("Early Bird") Limited Express to Sapporo
the Hikari ("Sunbeam") Super Express to Kyoto
the Kodama ("Echo") to Osaka
the Trans-Siberian Express.